Stooker



T. WRIGHT sTooKER lOriginal Filed May 2, 1919 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 T. WRIGHT STOOKER Original Filed May 2, 1919 6 Sheets-Sheet 11- W. PL@ MM.

T.' WRIGHT STOOKER Original Filed may 2, 1919 6 sheets-Sheet `5 Y si, 21, 5924. $12,388

' T. WRIGHT STOOKER original Filed may 2 1919 e sheets-sheet e JEL/maze 'www5 Mms/1T Patented Get. 21, 1924. Y'

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Application tled 25 1191i?, Seria@ No. @43,3%

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This inv/enti.. in. steelrers, the ehjeets et thenvehtleri are to., eeltete ee-lleet-rlg plurel ff shea-ves. 0f. grain elle h` l t I Y E. v v v ding them together and @lump the celleetecl sheaves 111 e 1111er heet eeleelateel te 'QHU e PIJ-e991" 'St i )i .v, te prevele means whereby the sheet.' eelle'eftng oi receiving nieans will a'clequ telyfolell the. steelt efterftlulrlpng erlel'he't.Y t'erlrl te lrlre'el ever er. Otherwise dis rte'the 'ser' e"11fl to so compress the 'shea es that they @Till be, htlrlehed together et; the he While/'the bllfts Will be' allowed to Sepgrateto apiliilifed extent, se that the vsheeVes neline'teirferls each ether et the heads, ariel adequate grip is ehtaihecl; .en the groierltl hy' thehutts.. Further Qhjeets '1re te'ieerit 'et the sh. el eelleeter being e0. 1'"

lletl 11.1 e manner. that it .vill'reoeive ay nombefof Sheves between a. eerten millimetri e116 mexhrlum Humber, se, thetsteegu. ef uheqelsZe-eerl he readily handled., the siffle the 'steelredepending' on the crop oi g'iiain beirg harvested, eletti ,the grain in different P'Ort'ehs et. the eld may be thiol; or thiirviirid thus; difel, Yariation iii si eiop, being exceedingly marked in Cei-tain parts of ifiellle,V Further.l ehjeets still lere to. .eutelneteell Control the sheet eolleete, .so thetthe 'tillling eenhet ge out. eterderi in ahy Wein etl stoolig5 call thus be set up `with "rjegtilaiiity and. without. any possibility et. fehirel Hereteore greetheeriierlieriees? here arisenA due. to the feet thet Yeut@metGally eerltrelled stoohers. muet. emp the 'leed irrespective of the positiogi of the nigchirie at the. time the desired predetermined number el? sheaves have heee @elleetel;I with vthe re-V sult that. the steOkS are het. set. up strght. rows but are scattered gill Qv'elV the"fields,A so. thet steek leaders Cannet he used under such e-reulrlstenees, and this Ohieeton is elmi- `lieted i1; `the presentmzlellllle by PvlOVdIlg that tloie stooker 1S nll'tlally @vont/rolled griet. provision is iliade for receiving alvarymg oh.- reletes to lhpreveinehts tenere remmer ee lege Seite re. geteenumher of. sheaves in the eelleeter, ee that, eefehtthe the meeh'e fCO este reef 'the sheereseelle'eted'eenhe du l.edfirthe' Ih of a rsgtookf,V end that with() ,t lii'ite uptlll' with the opera-tion ofv the binder, ete.v l

With the above and othei1 obje'ots in` View the: inventionl coilsists, essentielljzof the pret/eel. eenstruetloli hereijrlattel 'described and set. terth in the sind gceoinpanyngdre. @the In the' drawings: f Fgre l is a grrentary rearyiew of a bindet Showing the tel-prevee etehkei 'there on. Figure, 2 s e plee vewof the. seme.

Figure. 3. is er1 erllergeel'sifle "el of gure. 4. s a plee Yew 0f the steokerwith-v the" heslset leollleeteri 'Qperr` after: dfulhpf inglthstk.

l igti're 5 is enlarged regir elevation, o the. compresser enfdh'sket QeetQr' .Qperllllg Figure 6 is a' perSQpQQ euete .rack eerltlQll of the hesketffee tive ViewV ef er1. er-

tor.

Figure 7 ris @longitudinal seetlon of the alie-nete reel; and the.y slet supporting spindle..

' 'Figure 8V is. fragmentary Perspeetive View ei the steelrer treme showing the. turn table 'support and ctiiis; E Y

Figure 913g perspective View of the turn fehlen elevetecl'leedng' posit." n... 'f Figure 1.0. en' eleifffteh of the turntable support, heilig in section to shoe-1r the spring eeltrelling the Vforced drop .of the. terri table.. Figure l1 isl a perspeet-ive'fve'w of'the'oam sheftenel bevel gears therlelerlfdesgfied te eeutrel the Celti-'pre fierlrliieehtmsih, ricl the. the basket ejellle'etciv te. theeheef opening ef reeelvrg pesitlerl.V L

. Flgure 12 isf e perspective View 0f .a e,01.1-k

eeethg rod. for' rtet'ng' the. basket 'eellee toi i1i`a`vertioa1 plane." Figur-e. 125. is e perepeotve View of the ger-erster op'eretrggjthe. eorhprseh 1I1eehe11- Figure 14 is. a fragmentary pelpeetie the ver. geteste-tien 1Q With the guide bracket eeeetn'g there? Figure 15 is a fragmentary plan view of the stooker frame showing the racks and gears controlling the opening and closing of the basket collector..

Like characters of reference refer to lik-e parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a binder of a-ny usual construction, and B the improved stocker secured thereto and extending stubbleward thereof, the stocker frame being connected to the frame of the binder A by rods 11 or the like, in such a manner that the stocker will have the desired flexibility, so that, should the machine be passing over Yuneven ground, there is no possibility of arring and otherwise destroy-- ing the stooker mechanism.

The frame 10 is substantially U-shaped being provided with a. forward transverse member 9 and rearwardly extending side members 8, and the rear of the frame is open to allow of the sheaves being dumped in such manner that the basket collector will clear the stock when ithas been placed on the ground. i

On ythe side members 8 of the frame 10 and toward the rear thereof I provide turn table supports 12, which are rigidly se.- curcd to the said side members and provided with a central downwardly extending` tubular portion 13 adapted to house the spindle 14 of the turn table 15 whichis provided with a peripheral notch 15a, the said spindle having a spring 16 coiled therearound whereby the table 15 will be returned under pressure to a lowered position in a manner to be made clear hereafter.

It will be readily noticed by reference to l the drawings andparticularly to Figure 4 that the right and left hand sides of the machine Aare duplications of each other, so that it is only necessary to describe the mechanism of one s ide,as the mechanism of the opposite side would be substantially the same.

0n each turn table support y12 a shaft 17 is rotatably mounted and arranged in parallel relation to the rearwardly extending side member 8 of the frame 10, being spa-ced therefrom and journalled at the front end in a bearing 18.

The front end of theshaftvl? overhangs the bearing 18 and is pro-vided with a gear 19 which meshes with a gear 20 carried by a transversely ext-ending shaft 21 arranged in front of the transverse member 9 of the frame 10, `the said shaft being journalled in bearings 22.

That end of the shaft 21 remote from the gear is provided with a gear 23 designed to mesh with a gear 24 carried by a crank shaft 25 rotatably supported from the frame 10, the said crank shaft being provided with two crank arms arranged diametrically opposite each other, each of the iiaaes arms being connected by a connecting rod 26 with rack 27 slidably mounted on the transverse member 9 of the frame 10, but on opposite sides of the crank shaft.

Each shaft 17 is provided intermediate of its length with a bevel gear 28 adapted to mesh with a bevel gear 29 carried by a cam 30, which is rotatably mounted on a stub spindle 31 on the side members 8 of the frame 10, and coacting with this cam is a pivotally mounted lever 32.

Adjacent to the turn table support 12, each shaft 17 is provided with a pair of spaced gears 33 and 34, eac-h of which has only two teeth, and the teeth of one gear are angularly disposed relatively to the teeth of the other gear, and meshing with these gears is a bevel gear 35 carried by a vertically disposed spindle 36 on the upper end of which a bevel gear 37 is mounted.

The bevel gear 37 meshes with a bevel gear 38 carri-ed by a spindle rotatably mounted in the bearing 39 which is supported by a bracket 40` mounted on the side member 8 of the frame 10, and at the opposite end of the bearing 39k a bevel gear 41 is pro-vided on the same spindle that carries the gear 38.

The bevel gear 41 meshes with a bevel gear 42 loosely mounted on a stub spindle on the turn table 15.

The bearing 39 is held in the desired position, so that the gear 41 will mesh with the gear 42 with .the desired pressure, and to this end l provide a spring 43 secured at one end to the bearing 39, the other end of the spring being anchored to an arm 44 on a standard 45 mounted on a side member 8 of the framevlO.

it should be particularly noted that the bevel gear 42 is loosely supported fon the stub spindle of the turn table 15, and is provided with a cra-nk arm 46 connected to a link 47 which is formed intermediate of its llength with a universal joint 48.

rlhe other end of the link is connected with a crank arm 50 carried by a small crank shaft 51 which is provided intermediate of its length with a second crank arm 52 designed to be connected through the link 53 with the hinge joint of a pair of links 54 and 55,'the former of which is pivoted to the upper face of the turn table 15, and the latter to the collar 56 slidably mounted on a spindle 57 which supports one half 58 of the basket collector C.

@n the spindle 57 an arcuate rack 59 is mounted, formed with an integral sleeve 60 having longitudinal slots 61 therein designed to engage with pins 62 on the periphery of the spindle, which is slidable within the sleeve, and on rotation of the rack the spindle 57 and consequently the half of the basket collector carried thereby is rotated through a rightangle, so that mounted, engaging atl one" end? with. a shoirl der 64 on the` spindle and atl the other end. with the oollar 56 Wh-:ieh is @ap-able of' being moved inwardly on the spindle@ by the link mechanism oni turn tabl-'e l5,- but the outward movement of the eolflar is limited by a pin Aon the spindle'.-

Onthel inward. movement of' the oollar` pressure is brought' to@ bear on the spring which transmitsit to the slfiouldeir 6.4 and moves the' s-pindlfe longizti'idiinally so that the two' liallfvee of the basket colflocifor are thuis movedl nearer to eafofli other' to. compress the she-aves ooll'eeted therein.

The spindle isrotatably sulfiported in:

a bea-ring- 65 pivotally mounted oula standard 66 carried by the turn. table l' al secondi slilral" spring Gioie mounted, onV the spindle and. located'. between the basket bearing 65 toA give a cushioning efzeot when the compression is removed itrfomithe basket collector'.

The bearing 6o: is: termed witli an oilset arm G8 `oveifhangiegf' the arcuater'aicle 595, @arides a elfidlabl-.y noo-united guide @911' of inverted; tlf-shape, prov :edyivith a pin.A

projection ZOE which. slidabl engages'. the arm 68, and betvveenv the E'Jes apedf. guide v and. the arm eompvreseionf. spring: El isy located;

. lhey arcuate rack 591 isc. oscilla-ted byy the rod 72 which is connected at one endiwitlie the leven 82, the other end' of thearodi being formed. ivitlif` a: Iaok which: engageethe! ait-1 ouate anda, held ini engagement; thereLAL with. by the guide 69e This rod` Z2; isfformed ini, portioi'rel connected together by: means:y oa` pinz on.. one'A portion.l fitting into socket omthe: @their portion. so that the, rod', Will.` still remain operative' during` the; inward eompressivei actionA of; the two portions oti the basket col?-v leetor @l the; Guten'- enda oi the raelt' on the rod. an, orifice 73 provided which; pivot-ally engages the`4 end. tootlr on the?, arcuate rack7` so that during: the7 rearward opening' action oV the ybasket the rodl Wil-l'y not impe-de' or retamdi tle': aetioni.

rEhe turn tablel 115 by meansi oft which the becket C is opened4 rearwardly coaots with.

- cams 74% carried by the shaltt 117'V and'1 during;

the rota/tiroirV oi the shaifo the table. isf, alternately raised and lowered, andV when: the basket isf in` noinnail filling; position.' the; tablel isi elevatedi i 'Ehe periphery. of the; table ie' pnovidexit wittliz t-eethi 75' extending aroundi tlie. table.t for a; minor arcl of.` the circumference andA theseV teeth. mes-ln with: the large gear '16 mounted on thefspindle'whieh is provided,

at the upper end- With; a gear-- 78 designed to mesl'rwiltfh a gear 86) carried by thesllia'zft. 81: rotatively supported at the rear' eird by the` Standard 423i the foeivardf end ofthe sha'it being rotatively mounted in 'the stand:-l

The forward end of the shait 81 carries:v

a gear` 81. meshing with the gear' iarotativelry supported. from the tr anrsverse-member 9- of the frame It@ and the .ge-ar 82a engages' tliie raek. 2T. c

As stated above the basket collector (d is formed iam two portions', each oarriedy by a. sp'indle; and the basket isc'oiietrtrctetl' like a. frustum ofi a cone and comprises a pluraliity arci-moe rode 83 .having ozlrlset ends-,- the rode being lieldf inepacod relation by ,lo-ngi trrdiirnali rod-s' 84.'

The arcuate rods 83 of earch hall?V of the basket are staggered relatively to each. other so allowing the: two halvesto olose` tof compress the sheaves collected.

'Elue sheaves' are' delivered tot the basket.

sprocket drive by means ot which the'V bevel,

gears 88 and 89?y are driven7 soi that the op-y eration, of', the stoolzen doess not depend in any Way'V on the operation of the: binder but on: the contrary? the; stooker is a: selieontaim eds machine-,`

When thel sheaves are being' delivere'dto basket collector the chain: and sprocket dni-.vez Willa be; inopei?acive", but elutcli means; 90 of any suitable deecniption. is provided,V Wlmi'c'li clutehV isa manually operated to bring the chain zand-L sprocket' drive into operation for? the purpose of. bunehng: the'. sheavesf` to getheiY the formi of stonk; and dumping the; same; l

Just before` the maeliine reaches af row' inl Whifoha the` sheaves have to= be. dumpedi the.; operator actuatesv the clutclr mechanism 90?, soi that motion'` isiztr'ansmittedi from.. one of' th'e ground Wlieele-y 87 through the chainl drive to the gearslSS amd: 89;L thuelrotatng..

transmitted'l through the gears 38, and. 41 to.y

the gear l2 which rotates: the crank, arm 4115; tliroughY ai limited` arc and? transmits a pull to the link 47'..

. Thjerli'nkqt. rocls the crankv shaft; 515,4 the clunk-V Q-f' transmits a. push. tol the' link 53' and links 54 and 55, so that the collar 56 is moved longitudinally on the spindle 57and the pressure applied by the collar to the spring 63 causes the spindle to be moved longitudinally through the bearings 65, so that a compressive force is applied to the two portions 58 of the basket collector C.

The `crank 52 and link 53 will during any rocking action of the said crank obtain the necessary clearance from the turn 'table l5 as they operate in the notch a provided in the periphery of the said turn table.

When this push is applied to the links 54E and 55 the spindle 57 will rock on the bearing 65, and the upper longitudinal edges of the basket will close together, and

' this combined longitudinal movement and rocking of the spindle simultaneously closes the two portions 58 of the basket collector C and compresses the sheaves collected therein. Y

rlhis action, it will be understood, is carried out in the space of a few seconds.

The next movement of the basket collector C is to rotate it from a horizontalv into a vertical position, and this is also performed by the rotation of the shaft 17, which transmits rotary motion to the gears 28 and 29 and the cam 80, and this cam oscillates the lever 82 thus transmitting'longitudinal motion to the rod 72, the rack Vof which meshes with the arcuate rack 59.

The longitudinal movement of the rod 72 rocks the arcuate rack 59, and since the sleeve 60 coacts with the spindle 57 by means of the slots 6l and pins 62, the spindle will be rotated through one-quarter of a revolution, and the basket collector C will now as# sume a vertical position with its larger end adjacent to the ground.

This is the position of the basket collector (l prior to the dumping of the sheaves col lected therein. During the dumping of the sheaves` itis essential that the basket collector C should adequately clear the same, so that there is no possibility of the stook being knocked down or otherwise destroyed,

and this is adequately taken care of byV giving the two halves 58 ofthe basket collector' C a rearward motion which compensates for the forward motion of the machine.

This rearward motion of the two Ahalves of the basket collectoris provided by the turn table l5, which is rotated through part of a revolution by a gear 76 engaging with the teeth 75, and the gear 76 is rotated by the intermeshing gears 78 and 80 the latter of which is carried by the shaft 81. y

The shaft 81 receives its motion from the gear 81a meshing with the gear 822L which in turn meshes with the rack 27.

The racks 27 as has been previously eX- plained are reciprocated to and fro on the transverse member 9 on the frame l() by the crank shaft 25, which is driven by the shaft 2l, which in turn is rotated from the shaft 17 by the intermeshing gears 2O and 19.

During the dumping operation the two halves 58 of the basket are opened and will assume the position shown in Figure 4t, in which it will be readily seen that the crank arms of the crank shaft 25 are on dead center, kso that, on the forward movement of the machine and until the crank arms have passed the dead centers to a perceptible ex'- tent, there will be practically no movement of the racks 27, and thus suiicient time is allowed the two halves 58 of the basket to remain open to clear the stook.

In practice the machine actually travels about four or tive feet forwardly before the crank shaft 25 has rotated a suiiicient dis tance to permit of the connecting rods 26 moving the racks 27 to .a perceptible extent, to start closing the two halves 58 of the basket collector C.

lllhen, however, the racks 27 do start to move, this movement is rapid and the closing of the basket is effected very quickly.

l/Vhen the basket collector is in the open position the rod 72 will be in such a position that a pin tooth on the arcuate rack 59 will be engaged by the orifice 73, and thus the arcuate rack does not impede the rotary motion of the turn table l5 by the interlocking of the teeth of the racks. rllhe basket is closed before being rotated into a horizontal plane and the varcuate rack 59 is thus brought back into alignment with the rod 72 before the vertical rotating operation starts.

After the sheaves have been dumped in the form of a stook, and the basket collector hascleared kthe said stook, the turn table 15 is rotated in a direction opposite to that in which it was primarily rotated to open the basket, and this motion depends on the reciprocation of the racks 27, and, when the turn table has been rotated to bring the two halves of the basket into 'closed position, the basket will still be in a vertical plane.

The arcuate rack 59 is now in alignment with the rod 72 and on the continued rotaw tion of the cam 30, the lever32 will be oscillated, so that the rod 72 will now rotate the arcuate rack 59 and so rotate the basket collector C into a horizontal position.

rllhe turntable l5 will now have been elevated by the rotation of thecarn 741-, and the link mechanism on the turn table will have been actuated byl the crank arm 46 to release the compression from the two halves 58 of the basket collector, so that while the lower longitudinal edges of the two portions of the basket remain in engagement, the upper' longitudinal edges of the said basket will be open for about three feet, and thus allow the sheaves carried by the conveyor 85 to be delivered to the basket collector.

rlhe compression of the basket collector C Aisiasss can be adjusted by moving the collar on the spindles and so altering the compression oit the springs.

From the above description it will be seen that l have invented a stookei which is compact in construction and capable of being attached to any binder and wherein provision is made for the basket collector to clear the stook when dumped. y

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and many apparently widely diiierent embodiments of my invention, within the scope of the claims, constructed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all inatt'er contained in the accompanying spec-iiication and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What i yclaim as my invention is:

l l. A fstooker oomprising a basket collector formed like the nastro-m olf a oonoand in two portions, formed of Vanimate rods and longitudinal rods, the arcuate rods having oiiset ends designed to coact, 'means Afor rotating the basket collect-or in a vertical plan-e through one-quarter of a revolution, and means for opening the basket collector rearwardly to clear the stook when dumped.

2. A stocker, comprising a basket collector formed` in two port-ions, each supported by a spindle, means for moving the spindles and simultaneously tipping the same to close the basket and compress the sheaves therein, means for rotating the spindle through onequa-rter of a revolution, and means .tor swinging the spindles in a horizontal plane whereby the basket is opened rearwardly to clear the dumped stook.

8. A stocker, comprising a basket collector formed inV two portions, a spindle operativelysupporting each of the portions, link means for controlling the longitudinal movement of the spindles, and simultaneously tipping the same whereby'th'e two por tions oic the basket are ycompressed and closed, vand means for rotating the spindles in a horizontal plane Lwhereby the two portions of the Vbasket are moved rearwardly and opened 'to clear the dumped stook.

4. A stocker lcomprising 'a basket formed' in two portions, rotatable turn tables, means 'for adjusting the turn vtables in a vertical direction, means on the turn tables supportA ing the basket, means 'cooperating with the said means whereby the basket is closed and compressed, and means tor dumping the baket.

5. A smoker, comprising ,rotatable tarn tables, means -for elevating the 'turn tables, means for lowering the turn tablesl when vthe last said means is inactive, a basket collector formed in two portions supported from the turn tables, means tor, rotating the basket collector iii a vertical plane, said basket =col lector being designed to be opened rear.

. plane.

wardly during the dumping Vof the stook,

where-by the basket collector will clear-the compensate :tor 4the forward movement oi?v vthe machine whereby the basket collector will clear the stook.

i'.V A stooker comprising a basket collector formed. in two porti-ons, a spindle rigidly attached to each portion, means for moving y 'the spindles longitudinally and tilting the saine, and rod and rack vmeans Vior krotating 'the spindles to duin-p the sheaves in the basket collector. i

8. stocker comprising a basket collector formed in two portions, a spindle rigidly attached to each portion, means for moving the spindles longitudinally and tilting the. saine, curvilinear rack means on the spindle, a rod having arack coacting with the said rack means, and cam and lever means Jfor actuating the said rod. y

9. A stoo-ker of the class described, oomprising a frame, turn tables on the said frame, cam meansfor elevating.V the turn tables, resilient means Vfor lowering the turn tables, a basket formed in two portions, each turn table supporting a portion, means tor rotating .the turn 7tables tliroughan arc, and

means for rotating the basket in a vertical means `for rotating. the basket in a vert-.ical

plane.

tor formed in two portions, turntables sup 'porting each of the portions, means toiv adjusting the turn tables vertically, rack and pinion lineans 'for 'rotating the `tui'ii tables, means for reciprocating the racks, means tor closing and compressing the basket, and :means for rotating the basket in a vertical plane.

A stocker comprising a pair of turn i means for adjusting y l2. .n stocker eomprisin'ga basket collee- 13. A stocker of the class described comprising a U-shaped trame opening rearwardly, a basket collector formed in two portions and located adjacent to the rear of the trame, turn table means for supporting each nortion of the basket, means 'for adjusting the turn table vertically, means for closing and compressing the basket collector, and means for rotating the basket collector in a vertical plane.

14. A stocker comprising a basket collector formed in two portions, spindles attached to each portion, means tor moving the spindles longitudinally and simultaneously tilting the same, an arcuate rack slidably engaging with each spindle, a rod having rack means thereon meshing with the said rack, guide means coacting with the rod, and means for rota-ting the basket collector rearwardly to open the same during the dumping operation.

15. A stocker comprising a basket formed in two portions, turn tables, standards on the turn tables, bearings pivotally mounted on the standards, spindles carrying the two portions of the basket rotatably engaging with the bearings, means for moving the spindles rlongitudinally and simultaneously tilting the same to close the basket and compress the sheaves therein, and means for rotating the basket in a vertical plane.

16. A stocker comprising a sectional basket collector, spindles operatively supporting the sections of the basket collector, rack means on the spindles having a pin tooth,

a rod having a rack coacting with the said rack means, and an orifice to engage the said pin tooth, and means for opening` the basket collector rearwardly to clear the stook when dumped.

17. A stocker comprising a sectional basket collector, spindles supporting the sections ot the basket collector, rack means on the spindle, a rod formed in two portions pivotally connected and having a rack coacting with said rack means, means for moving the spindles longitudinally and tilting the same, and means for opening the basket collector rearwardly to clear a stook when dumped. Y

18. A stocker comprising a sectional basket collector, spindles supporting tie sections, collar means on the spindles, means for moving the collar means longitudinally to compress the sections of the basket collector and tilt the spindles to close the sections, means for rotating the basket collector in a vertical plane, and means for opening the basket collector rearwardly to clear a stook when dumped.

19. A grain shocker having a sheat receiving receptacle for receiving the sheaves in substantially horizontal position, means for actuating said receptacle to compress the sheaves into a shock and grip the Same,

means for turning the receptacle to a substantially vertical position, mechanism for dropping the receptacle to deposit the shock upon the ground, and means for simultaneously opening the receptacle and moving portions of it backward to compensate tor the forward motion of the shocker and to momentarily hold the shock in position, said several means and mechanisms being arranged to return the sheat receiving' rcceptacle to normal position after the shock has been deposited..

20. A grain shocker having a sheaf receiving receptacle formed in two portions normally in horizontal position and separated at the top to provide an opening for the entrance of sheaves, .ieans ij'or closing the two portions and compressing the sheaves therein, means for rotating the device to a substantially vertical position, means for dropping the device to deposit the shock on the ground, and mechanism for sin'iultaneously rotating the two portions ot the shock receiving device rearwardly to open it andto compensate for the forward movement oit the mechanism.

21. A grain shocker having a sheaiI receiving device normally in a substantially horizontal position, means for rotating the device forwardly to a substantially vertical position, means for suddenly dropping the device downwardly, and mechanism for simultaneously opening the receptacle rea-rwardly and moving portions or" it rearwardly to compensate for the forward motion ot the shocker.

22. A grain shocker having a sheaf receiving receptacle normally in horizontal position, means for compressing the sheaves in said receptacle to form a shock and to grip the same, means for turning the receptacle to a substantially if'ertical position, means for dropping the receptacle downwardly, and mechanism for opening thc receptacle rearwardly and moving it rearwardly at the same time to compensate 'for the forward movement ot the shocker'.

23. A grain shocker having a sheatreceiving receptacle comprising movable parts, means :tor turning the receptacle torwardly to a substantially vertical position, and mechanism for moving the receptacle 1 .-rts rearwardly and simultaneously*sepaV c et. A grain shocker having a sheaii reY ceiving receptacle, means for moving said receptacle to a substantially vertical position, mechanism for suddenly dropping said receptacle downwardly to deposit the shock, and means for simultaneously moving` the receptacle rearwardly and opening it rearwardly to clear the shock. l

25. A grain shocker having a sheaf re- @Giving receptacle, mechanism for moving llO the ,same to a substantially vertical position, means for suddenly dropping thereceptacle to set the .shock firmly on the ground, and mechanism for simultaneously openingthe receptacle sothat .the .portiens of it at the Vrear of the Vshock movegrearwardly Vaway from the sh'eck and the portions on the front side of the shock move .rearwardly .to compensate for the forward movement of the shocker wherebyl the freceptacle will clear Vthe shock and Aatthe same time rmomentarily 'hold 'it in vertical position. y f

v*26.'A 4grain shocker having a shock Areceiving receptacle, means for actuating the receptacle to compress the sheaves therein into a shock and to grip the shoolnrmeans for` turning the receptacleto a sbstantially vertical position, mechanism for suddenly dropping the shock receptacle downwardly to firmly set the shock on the ground, and means for simultaneously opening the receptacle so that the portions thereof at the rear of the shock move rearwardly away from the shock and the portions thereof o n the front side of the shock move rearwardly to compensate for the forward movement of the machine.

27. A grain shocker having a sheaf receiving basket formed in two portions, means for moving the portions of the receptacle toward each other to compress the sheaves therein and to grip the shock, means for turning the receptacle to a substantially vertical position while it is gripping the shock, means for suddenly dropping the receptacle to firmly set the shock on the ground, and mechanism for moving the two portions of the receptacle' rearwardly simultaneously with the dropping action so that said portions open to the rear with the parts at the rear of the shock moving away from the shock and the parts at the front of the shock moving rearwardly to compensate for the forward movement of the shocker'.

28. A grain shocker having a sheaf receiving basket formed in two portions normally in horizontal position and separated at the top to form an opening for the receptioii of sheaves, means for moving the portions of said receptacle toward each other to close the opening and to compress the sheaves into a shock with the heads pressed more firmly together than the butts, means for turning the receptacle to a substantially vertical position, means for suddenly dropping` the receptacle to firmly deposit the shock on the ground, and mechauism for opening the receptacle at the same time it is dropped downward in such a way lhat the two portions separate at the rear of the shock and move away therefrom while they remain in engagement at the front of the shock and move rearwardly to compenceiving 'basket comprised .of two Lsemi'circu f lar .portions normally lying in horizontal position, means for moving the portions bodily toward each other 'to compress Vthe .'slieavesand grip the shock, vmeans for turning `the basket Jto ,a substantially vertical position, said basket y.portions and the -means'for compressing the sheaves rand kfor rotating the basket 'being carried by .a

mechanism arrangedto rotate and to :move vertically, inean'sffor suddenly `causing said mechanism Ito drop, and meansvifor simultaneously rotating. 'the mechanism, so that the' lshe'af receiving basketr is 1r suddenly dropped .and :opened .rearwardly se that its rear portions are .moved away from `the shock and its front portions are moved rearwardly to, compensate for the forward motion of the shock whereby the shock is quickly and rmly deposited on the ground and momentarily held in position and cleared by the shocker.

30. A grain shocker having a sheaf receiving basket, rotatable and vertically movable turn-tables, means on thel turn-tables supporting the basket, mechanism cooperating with said means for closing the basket and comprissing the sheaves therein, other mechanism cooperating with said means for rotating the basket to a substantially vertical position, means for suddenly dropping the turn-tables, and mechanism for simultaneously rotating the turn tables, whereby the shock is quickly and firmly Set on the ground and the basket opened rearwardly so Vthat its rear portions move away from the Vshock and its 4front portions remain in contact with the shock and compensate for the forward movement of the machine.

31. A grain shocker having a sheaf receiving basket formed in two portions normally in substantially horizontal position and slightly open at the top to receive the sheaves, rotatable and vertically movable turn-tables, means on said turn-tables for supporting the basket, mechanism cooperat ing with said means to close the basket and compress and grip the sheaves therein, 'other mechanism cooperating with said means fof' rotating the basket to a substantially vertical position, means rfor suddenly dropping the turn-tables, and mechanism for simultaneously rotating'the turn-tables so that the basket portions open rearwardly with their rear partsmoving away from the shock to clear it and their front parts remaining in contact with the shock to steady it and to compensate for the` forward motion `of the machine, said various means and mechanisms being arranged to complete their cycle of operation after the shock is deposited to returnthe basket to vsheaf receiving positionn 32. A grain shocker having a sheaf receiving receptacle formed in two portions normally in horizontal position and open at the top for the reception of sheaves, means for closing and compressing the receptacle, means for moving it to a substantially vertical position7 means for suddenly dropping it to firmly set the shook on the ground, and mechanism for simultaneously opening the portions of the receptacle rearwardly to clear the shock and to steady it and to compensate for the forward motion of the machine.

33. A grain shocker having a sheaf receiving basket formed in two portions normally in horizontal osition and slightly opened at the top or the reception of sheaves, means for closing the basket and resiliently compressing the portions together to compress the sheaves into a shock receptacle rearwardly so that the rear portions of the basket move away from the shock to clear it and the front portions remain in contact with the shook to steady it and compensate for the forwardmotion ot the machine.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand. in the presence of two witnesses. THOMAS WRIGHT. Witnesses:

RUSSEL B. BENART, MARY E. KNOX. 

